Big Week for All!

Well it's finally happened - just shy of his 7th birthday, Will has learned to ride his bike. This has not been easy and has caused us much grief. We were beginning to think it wasn't going to happen and that we'd have to pull him in the bike trailer until he moves out of the house. My Grandma and Grandpa had purchased a girls purple and pink bike at a garage sale about 2 years back intending it for my little cousins use while she visited. After her visit they sent this bike home with us so he would have something to practise on. His incentive then was that when he learned to ride his girly bike, we'd get him a big-boy bike. In retrospect, we were trying to shame him into learning to ride his (what he refers to) girl bike. In the end, it had nothing to do with this as he is now proudly riding his girl bike all over the neighbourhood. We still intend to keep our end of the bargain - he gets to pick out a bike for his upcoming birthday. This has given him a sudden new found freedom and I'm so darn proud of him as I watch him ride - the colour purple rushing by in a flash.......
This was also an extremely big week for Hosanna. She is now a Canadian citizen. We received her citizenship card in the mail along with a beautiful certificate (in English and French, of course!). Very exciting indeed and I now find myself the only one in this house that's not a Canadian - how did that happen?
Zanna also has passed her various blood work and aforementioned stool tests with flying colours we are thrilled to report. She continues to thrive and develop more personality everyday. At 13months and after only hearing the English language for 3months she says MaMa, Dad, no, go, more, me, shoe, sock, ya, pop, nana (banana), up, ju (juice) to name the ones that come to mind. She also has taken to sign language very fast (as opposed to Will who only learned 2 after trying to teach him for 8 months - I know, I'm not supposed to compare). I'd like to think this is because I am excelling as a parent and now that I'm experienced all this is due entirely to me. In truth, I know it doesn't have to do with me a whole lot. Everyone just develops differently. Oh - and she finally has some more teeth coming in - up until now she's only had the two she came with - haha!